ca. 5:00
Text from a speech by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the USA
ca. 4:00
Text by Lotte Kramer
ca. 3:00
Based on “Angels We Have Heard on High”
Repeat performance of The Lost Words: a Spell Book
Music by 10 Canadian composers including “Acorn” and "Magpie” by Alex Eddington
Text and images by Robert MacFarlane
Text and images by Robert MacFarlane
20 pieces by 10 Canadian composers
World premiere of “Acorn” and “Magpie” by Alex Eddington
The Lost Words: a Spell Book - text and images by Robert MacFarlane
Composers: Carmen Braden, Alex Eddington, Nicholas Ryan Kelly, Katerina Gimon, Ramona Luengen, Don Macdonald, Monica Pearce, Marie-Claire Saindon, Rodney Sharman, Stephen Smith
Elektra Women’s Choir
Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director
Join KC VITAs and the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium for "Look Up" as they combine the fruits of the composer's labor with the views and phenomena that inspired them. This unique and immersive experience will have viewers traveling through the galaxies while enjoying live, brand new choral music by some of Kansas City's finest singers.
In this energetic and interactive session, participants will learn many quick activities to inject energy and focus into rehearsals. This collection of theatre games by Augusto Boal and Viola Spolin - as well as "ear cleaning" activities by composer R. Murray Schafer - has been handpicked and adapted for use with choirs of any age. Circle games, partner games, improv structures and listening challenges: all of these can build musical skills and confidence - and they are FUN. Participants will receive a bilingual handout with game instructions and additional resources.
U.K. Tour of The Lost Words: a Spell Book
Music by 10 Canadian composers including “Acorn” and "Magpie” by Alex Eddington
Text and images by Robert MacFarlane
Text and images by Robert MacFarlane
20 pieces by 10 Canadian composers
World premiere of “Acorn” and “Magpie” by Alex Eddington
The Lost Words: a Spell Book - text and images by Robert MacFarlane
Composers: Carmen Braden, Alex Eddington, Nicholas Ryan Kelly, Katerina Gimon, Ramona Luengen, Don Macdonald, Monica Pearce, Marie-Claire Saindon, Rodney Sharman, Stephen Smith
Elektra Women’s Choir
Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director
Canadian premiere!
On this unique evening, appreciate the insights of our masterful tour guide Dr. Sharon Morsink, as she ushers us through her world of astrophysics in a series of captivating mini-lectures.
Complement the experience with transcendently beautiful music selections that were inspired by the same awe-inspiring extra-terrestrial subjects.
The heavens changed and astronomer Tycho Brahe was the first to notice. Join us for an exploration of his fascinating life and times, with a world premiere of a new commission by Canadian composer Alex Eddington, featuring cymbalom master Richard Moore, actor and singer (baritone) Olivier Laquerre, and direction by Tyler Seguin.
ca. 7:20
Words and music by Alex Eddington, assembled from contributions by members of the choir